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A USB Mic for Warmer Recording Sound

For anyone looking for a PC mic, a USB connection is a must. Mic jack connections with the standard 3.5mm cable don’t have the connections or data flow to properly translate sound into usable data for a computer. To go beyond this, however, would be to use tools like Behringer’s new MIC500USB to achieve that famous tube “warmth” without having to record in a studio with rackmounted tube preamps.

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Facebook is introducing an AI to crack down on fake news

In light of misinformation and explosively popular falsehoods we’ve seen in the last few years, Facebook has taken steps to create consequences for spreading objectionable content. This month the US Trademark and Patent Office published Facebook’s application for a detection tool on their platform. As stated in the application, its primary purpose is to improve detection of pornography, hate speech, and bullying. Last month, however, Zuckerberg emphasized the need for “better technical systems to detect what people will flag as false before they do it themselves.”
 
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A Battery That Charges In Seconds

With the potential to push past the lithium ion cells in the majority of mobile tech today, scientists from the University of Central Florida have created a supercapacitor battery prototype. This model works like new even after 30,000 recharges and has an estimated lifetime 20 times longer than traditional mobile battery sources.
 
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3 Steps To Secure Your E-mail

Simple steps anyone can follow to make email accounts safer and less vulnerable to phishing.

Phishing emails and online information theft are both frightening and frustrating. They flood inboxes hoping that our guard is down, trying to trick us into giving away private details. While the fight against hackers and scammers seems never-ending, there are a few straightforward steps you can take to strengthen your defenses.

 

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Express Yourself With This External Hard Drive

Western Digital’s My Passport drive blends color, security, and reliability into a portable storage solution.

For those wanting both security and style, Western Digital has released a refreshed design for its trusted portable storage line. The My Passport portable drive can hold a massive amount of photos, videos, and music, giving users the freedom to keep their media library with them wherever they go.

 

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A Trans-Pacific Internet Cable From Google

Ever wonder how data from a server in Beijing can reach a computer in San Diego? As deceptively simple as it sounds, that data goes through a cable. Cables spanning various distances, numerous speeds, and controlled by an incredible variety of owners, run through the ocean to connect these different sides of the world. Google, in a partnership with Facebook and China Soft Power Technology, is looking to take the next leap in the quality and speed of these vital methods of data transfer. That leap comes in the form of a few 8,000 mile cables, and it’s called the Pacific Light Cable Network.
 
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Say Goodbye To The Audio Jack?

To the confusion and frustration of many iPhone 7 users, the lack of an audio jack is being seen as a step forward rather than back. With the advent of USB Type-C, audio will no longer require a 3.5mm headphone port. Instead, that data can be transmitted, along with videos and power, through Type-C. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) recently announced its awaited audio specifications for USB Type-C to end the reign of our beloved headphone jack so lets take a look at the new standard.
 
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Sponsored Post: Nexcopy’s New 128GB CopySecure Drives

Sponsored Post: Nexcopy Introduces 128GB CopySecure Drives With Enhanced Protection

As flash memory grows larger and more affordable, the challenge of protecting bigger and more complex data sets becomes more urgent. Nexcopy continues to address that challenge with steady improvements to its CopySecure platform, and now announces version updates designed to make content protection easier and more effective.

USB Duplication security solution by Nexcopy

  • Larger File and Filetype Support
    CopySecure now handles larger individual files and broader file types. That means high-quality videos, high-resolution images, and complex presentations can be secured without size restrictions. With CopySecure, the rich content of a site, program, or digital course can be delivered on USB drives while staying impervious to duplication.
  • Watermark Implementation
    A common challenge has been combining watermarking with encryption. Many watermarking tools pre-encrypt content, creating conflicts with CopySecure’s process. The latest version integrates smoothly with Adobe’s Stamp watermarking feature, making it easy to brand documents before securing them.
  • Double the Storage Space
    With software improvements and hardware refinements to Nexcopy Duplicators, the CopySecure system now supports 128GB drives. This advancement allows more content to be loaded and encrypted at once, saving time for content distributors and reducing deployment bottlenecks.

For further details on the software and how it works, Nexcopy provides a dedicated resource about CopySecure and the concept of USB copy protection.

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How Much Can An SSD Speed Things Up?

SanDisk is well known for its memory and and with the price of flash memory steadily dropping, the SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable 240GB SSD is as affordable as it is fast.
 
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Less than half the size of your smarthpone, it can deliver up to 4x the speed of a portable hard drive with write speeds up to 200MB/s and read speeds up to double that. In seconds, you can transfer big videos and photo libraries and its durable design is a great way to ensure the safety of your data. Solid state technology offers reliable, responsive, high-performance storage for any user who cares about big media files.
 
Additional features include access to SanDisk’s SecureAccess software for 128-bit encryption to keep private files from prying eyes. A bonus in the nature of an SSD as opposed to hard drive memory, this drive has no moving parts therefore generates significantly less heat than the standard drive even on the busiest of days. If you’re looking for a place to store your operating system or just to hold on to memorable videos, this device will make sure it’s all accessible, safe, and fast.
 
You can find more information about SanDisk’s products at https://www.sandisk.com/
 
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USB Charger That Reminds You Where You Parked

Everyone with a phone or mobile device will need charging and most people with a mobile device will of course be mobile! Since you’re charging your phone while you drive, why not also use it as a locator so you know where your car is after you get out? The combination of these ideas has led to the smart charger Zus.
 
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The Zus works as any normal USB charger but the real difference is in its built-in Bluetooth transmitter and simple mobile app. Working with one another, the product turns into a honing device for finding your car. Without having to worry about your phone running out of juice or scouring a parking structure looking for your car, the Zus enables a new level of freedom while maintaining the benefits of a mobile device.
 
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